The best you can hope for in this life is that your delusions are benign and your compulsions have utility. -- Scott Adams

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

More Trickery

25 APR 06

In my ever expanding bag of tricks, I came up with this one on the spot.

I’m in the Big Blind. There are 4 callers and I get to see a free flop with 96 off-suit. The flop comes 345, giving me the open ender. One early bet gets called by all five of us. The turn is a nine giving me top pair. There is one bet and one raise. I reraise and 4 of us see the river, which is a 2. Sweet.

But wait, there’s more.

Everyone checks to me. Huh? Okay – watch this…

I flip over my 9 and say, “I’ve got top pair. I’m betting it.”

The first Ace-holder raises. The second Ace-holder calls. I reraise, and at this point, the caller knows he’s beat, but the first ace-holder hasn’t got the memo.

He reraises.

Moron ace-holder #2 calls again and I cap it.

Devin (the dealer) gives me a look and says, “Turn over your 6.” I’m happy to comply. The expression on my two new best friends was priceless.

It's a good point. At my local casino (The Muckleshoot), you can expose your cards in a live game, but your hand is dead in a tournament. In fact, I've exposed my cards only two or three times, and every time, someone at the table asks if my hand is now dead. The dealer (and floor) always back me up.